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Erastus

male

Meaning

"Beloved"

A classical name from Greek meaning beloved, known from New Testament usage and continued as a learned, historical given name.

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Popularity History of Erastus

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

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SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Erastus did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Erastus Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Erastus

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Quick Facts

OriginGreek, Latin
Syllables3
Length7 letters

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